Current Affairs - Environment - Discussion

The first major Atlantic hurricane of 2025 was named Erin. It reached peak intensity as a Category-5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 240 km/h before being downgraded to Category-4 by the US National Hurricane Center. Positioned just north of the Caribbean Islands, Erin posed significant threats of heavy rainfall and severe weather across the northern Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. As the initial major storm of the hurricane season, Erin underscores the critical importance of preparedness, monitoring, and early warnings in minimizing risks to human life and infrastructure in vulnerable coastal regions.